The Korea Herald

KTO to operate rush ticket website

TravelJul 13, 2012

The Korea Tourism Organization plans to open a website that sells rush tickets that are sold on the day of performance at discounted prices starting August. The website will offer 50 to 90 percent discount on the rush tickets for major performances held at Daehangno, a theater district in Seoul, as well as major art centers. For more information, call (02) 729-9536.
CityMap rolls out new travel apps

TravelJul 13, 2012

App developer company CityMap has launched two mobile travel applications featuring information on more than 600 camping sites in Korea, as well as travel information on Jeju. “The Camping Roadmap” features detailed information about camping sites nationwide ― facilities, surroundings, ground conditions ― with high-definition photos. The “Jeju Roadmap” includes information on accommodation, restaurants, tourist attractions, the Olle walking trail, rental cars, and leisure companies based on thre
Korail offers travel to Boryeong Mud Fest

TravelJul 13, 2012

Korea Railroad Corporation offers a special travel package including train tickets to the Boryeong Mud Festival to Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province, accommodation and transportation on arrival. Those who purchase the package can get a 20 percent discount on the roundtrip train tickets. There are two types of travel programs ― one with basic transportation and accommodation with entrance fee to the festival and the other with additional tickets for rail bike or cruise ship experiences. The
Denver’s downtown becoming hot spot for cocktails, food ― and ice cream

TravelJul 13, 2012

DENVER ― I never thought of Denver as much of a foodie destination, though Frasca, a 30-minute drive away in Boulder, gets heaps of well-deserved praise. But on a weekend trip a few months ago, I encountered a few meals ― and a few drinks ― that have me eager to return.The LoDo (lower downtown) area has undergone an amazing revitalization and now is crowded with restaurants and bars and young professionals eager to sample them. The turnaround began with the 1988 opening of Wynkoop Brewing Co., a
Zambia underfoot: On the ground at Zebra Plains

TravelJul 13, 2012

MFUWE, Zambia ― We’re nodding off in our tent, pitched under a tree, when the crunching and gnashing begin.It’s the hippos again, a half-dozen massive beasts climbing up from the Luangwa River for their nightly feed. During September, a hot, dry month here at Zebra Plains Camp, in northeast Zambia, the tree’s foot-long fruit hang low, an irresistible meal for diners with gaping jaws and fist-size grinders.Silence falls as the hippos lumber away. For a moment we doze ― well wined and dined after
Thrill of competition, agony of life

BooksJul 13, 2012

GoldBy Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster)TV producers who create those biographical segments on Olympic athletes could only wish that Chris Cleave wrote their scripts.In “Gold,” Cleave fashions a life-and-death story of two female cyclists, long entwined athletically and personally, competing for a single spot on Great Britain’s Olympic team.Cleave’s earlier novels include the bestseller “Little Bee.”“Gold” feels like a marriage of “Wide World of Sports” with Lifetime television; that’s meant as a
Another winner from bestseller author

BooksJul 13, 2012

Shadow of NightBy Deborah Harkness (Viking Books)The ingredients for an enthralling historical fantasy can be deceptively simple: All you need are Elizabethan England, magic and witches. Add to this heady draught a liberal infusion of vampires and daemons, spice with a bit of romance and a dash of time travel ― just to kick up the action a notch ― and one’s imagination reels with the possibilities. Or at least it should, because Deborah Harkness’ “Shadow of Night” can show you just how potent su
Garcia Marquez foundation refutes dementia claim

BooksJul 13, 2012

The head of a foundation created by Colombian Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez refuted claims from the author’s brother that he is suffering from dementia.“I will not argue or comment on interpretations of Gabo’s private affairs and health, but I assert there is no medical diagnosis of senile dementia,” the director of the New Journalism Foundation, Jaime Abello, wrote on Twitter.“Please, enough messages of solidarity: Gabo is not insane. He’s just an elderly person who has lost
Margaret Atwood, author of dark tales, nurtures budding teenage writers

BooksJul 13, 2012

Margaret Atwood has always been one step ahead. The recent to-do over the use of the word “vagina” on the Michigan state House floor, for instance, would fit right in with the world she imagined in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was published back in 1985.So maybe other adult novelists should take note of Atwood’s latest move: She’s jumped into the frenetic teen writing site Wattpad (www.wattpad.com). “I look forward to exploring the ways Wattpad connects people to reading and writing, and may hel
Kurt Andersen concocts tale of woman seeking to reveal her radical past

BooksJul 13, 2012

The public intellectual has become a rare creature in America, but Kurt Andersen has helped keep it from going extinct. He co-founded Spy magazine, was editor of New York magazine and now writes pieces like Time’s 2011 person of the year story, the Protester. These days, though, he mostly splits his time between hosting “Studio 360,” broadcast weekly to 160 NPR stations, and writing the occasional bestselling novel. His newest book, “True Believers” (Random House: 447 pages, $27), came out Tuesd
Samhap janggwa, (Three braised delicacies)

Food&BeverageJul 13, 2012

Samhap janggwa is a dish of three kinds of seafood (mussels, abalone and sea slug) braised with beef and seasoning. Nowadays, the seafood is cooked alive, but in olden days it was dried then cooked after soaking in water because the amino acid and taurine content increases during drying and enhances the taste. Ingredients● 160 g abalone, 5 cups water ● 60 g soaked sea slug● 00 g mussels, 3 cups water, 2 tsp salt, ● 50 g beef (top round) Seasoning sauce: 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp mi
World-class cocktails at JW Marriott Seoul

Food&BeverageJul 13, 2012

Bar Rouge, the hotel’s signature bar, offers five brand new award-winning cocktails created by its bartenders and winners of the Korean national round of “World Class 2012,” the world’s top bartending festival. Bartender Andy, Seo Seong-tae, who won first place in the competition, serves “Mexico Round Trip,” a subtly-flavored cocktail that uses a refreshing blend of Korean hallabong orange, cucumber, lemon and tequila. The five new cocktails are available at Bar Rouge until July 31, and prices a
Macanese cuisine at Millennium Seoul Hilton

Food&BeverageJul 13, 2012

The hotel’s Chinese restaurant Taipan offers Macau cuisine until Aug. 31. The restaurant offers a unique blend of Chinese and Portuguese flavors and cooking styles. Guests can choose from two set menus, priced at 105,000 won and 130,000 won per person, excluding tax and service charge. The menus include deep fried prawns and potato in tomato chili sauce, braised whole shark’s fin in Chinese ham and porcini broth, stir-fried abalone with coriander and lime sauce, and deep fried lobster with peanu
Summer wine dinner at Grand Hyatt Seoul

Food&BeverageJul 13, 2012

The Paris Grill, the hotel’s European dining restaurant, presents the “Summer Wine Dinner” offering a gourmet selection of delicacies, paired with selected wines from July 9-Aug. 31. The specially prepared menu features a four-course dinner including appetizer, soup, entre and dessert selections. The menu and wines have been personally selected by the head chef and the sommelier team of the hotel. The menu selections change every two weeks. Dinner costs 120,000 won per person, excluding tax and
Special dinning at Renaissance Seoul Hotel

Food&BeverageJul 13, 2012

The hotel’s Italian restaurant Toscana presents a special menu available on the weekends until Aug. 26. Toscana offers a selection of Italian dishes at a discounted price for families and couples. Guests can choose two dishes from eight different menus including frutti di mare (seafood and tomato), carbonara (bacon cream sauce), aglio olio (garlic and olive oil) and mushroom risotto as well as margherita pizza. The weekend special menu is offered at a price of 35,000 won. For weekend dinner gues